Passers-by walk on on Lenin Square in downtown Tomsk as Christmas tree lights are being installed despite the low of minus 35.5 degrees.

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City Electric Networks worker defies severe cold and installs illumination of the Christmas tree on Lenin Square in downtown Tomsk.

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Empty buses on the streets of Tomsk during severe frost.

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Pedestrian and road traffic in Tomsk as the city is hit by a very severe frost.

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A pedestrian and car traffic in Tomsk as the city is hit by a very severe frost.

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Resident of a private house in the city Tara, Omsk region takes firewood from the woodpile. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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Community services workers warm frozen-pipes in the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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Selling boots in the market in the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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Sale of warm knitted socks in the market in the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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Watch dog in the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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A woman in the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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In the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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A frosty day on a street in the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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Chopped firewood logs in the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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Woman takes down frozen sheets in the town of Tara, Omsk region. The thermometer fell on Friday to reach minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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Outdoor thermometer in one of the houses in the city of Tara, Omsk region shows minus 39 degrees Celsius.

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View of the Novosibirsk-Main railway station in Novosibirsk (shooting through glass).

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A woman walks down Semi Shamshin street in Novosibirsk.

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A man collects water on Semi Shamshin street in Novosibirsk.

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A man walks down Vokzalnaya street line in Novosibirsk.

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